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Mound Centers and Seed Security : A Comparative Analysis of Botanical Assemblages from Middle Woodland Sites in the Lower Illinois Valley / by Natalie G. Mueller.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mueller, Natalie G., author.
- Series:
- Biomedical and Life Sciences (Springer-11642)
- SpringerBriefs in plant science 2192-1229
- SpringerBriefs in Plant Science, 2192-1229
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Botany.
- Plants--Classification.
- Plants.
- Plant ecology.
- Archaeology.
- Plant Sciences.
- Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography.
- Plant Ecology.
- Local Subjects:
- Plant Sciences.
- Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography.
- Plant Ecology.
- Archaeology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (V, 67 pages) : 28 illustrations, 3 illustrations in color.
- Edition:
- First edition 2013.
- Contained In:
- Springer eBooks
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
- System Details:
- text file PDF
- Summary:
- At Middle Woodland sites in the eastern United States, excavations have uncovered naturalistic art worked on exotic materials from points as distant Wyoming, Ontario, and the Gulf Coast, revealing a network of ritual exchange referred to as the Hopewell phenomenon. Simultaneously, Middle Woodland societies developed the earliest agricultural system in eastern North American using now-extinct native cultivars. Mound Centers and Seed Security: A Comparative Analysis of Botanical Assemblages from Middle Woodland Sites in the Lower Illinois Valley integrates an interpretation of these two historical trends. Unlike most journal articles on related subjects, the volume includes a lengthy review of literature on both Hopewell studies and Middle Woodland agriculture, making it a useful resource for researchers starting out in either field. Synthesizing both original research and research reported in archaeological "grey literature", Mound Centers and Seed Security: A Comparative Analysis of Botanical Assemblages from Middle Woodland Sites in the Lower Illinois Valley is a valuable tool for researchers and teachers alike.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- What is Hopewell?: The Lower Illinois Valley in a Regional Context
- Middle Woodland Subsistence and Settlement in the Lower Illinois Valley
- Plant Use at Mound House
- Comparative Analysis
- Conclusions: Mounds and Seed Exchange.
- Other Format:
- Printed edition:
- ISBN:
- 978-1-4614-5921-7
- 9781461459217
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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